Verizon Communications Management and Leadership

Verizon Communications Management and Leadership

When an organization decides that it needs to be the best in the world that organization hunts for the best employees the world has to offer in order to get the job done. The organization knows it will require a good set of guidelines to maintain a high standard of excellence as well as qualified employees that are willing to abide by these guidelines. The organization will need good leadership to help the employees see the vision the organization is setting forth; the leaders will need qualified managers that will encourage the dream. This is the normal process for just about any business and in most cases the business will make good of its goal. It is the success of an organization that makes the rest of the world, the consumer, view it in a manner that gives the organization a solid foundation and respect. The respect earned by a successful organization isn’t gained by the products they produce alone, but other factors that consumers can relate too. Those hidden qualities of humanity, whether it’s feeding the hungry or benefiting the need of science to find a cure for Aids, is the forefront of the organizations success in building a strong link to culture. How does culture fit into the design of an organization, what purpose does it serve? Does an organization need the fundamentals of culture to become successful? This paper will examine the organizational culture of such a company, Verizon. The paper will discuss the responsibilities of leadership in creating a healthy organizational culture, the roles managers and leaders play as well as the four functions of management; planning, organizing, leading, and controlling as it relates to the support of the organizations culture....

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...aid and the last is “we thank you for choosing Verizon. They take their job very seriously and appear to be very happy doing so. Understanding the organizational culture of Verizon Communications provides a better outlook on how the working world can change the habits of individuals in normal everyday events. Following the cultural role as an employee will also role over into ones everyday lifestyle. It is a wonder that I have not become a Verizon Communications employee myself.

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Google Jobs, 2008 http://www.google.com/support/jobs/bin/static.py?page=about.html

Verizon Corporate, 2008

http://investors.verizon.com/com.gov/overview.aspx

http://investors.verizon.com/com.gov/gov.guidelines.aspx

http://responsibility.verizon.com/values/our-values.htm

Verizon Code of Conduct, 2008 https://www22.verizon.com/about/careers/codeofconduct.html